Most of the Rooms in This End Terrace House Aren't a "Traditional Shape"

Cullen Ormond
·6 min read
Pink door in entry of home.
Pink door open in entry of home.
Floral wallpaper leading up stairs in entry of home.
Floral garland trailing up stairs in entry of home.
Green and white striped painted wall in entry of home with grandfather clock.
Decorative pillows top velvet sofa.
Blue velvet sofa topped with decorative pillows in colorful wallpapered living room.
Decorative pillows on blue velvet sofa in colorful wallpapered living room.
Olive and pink color block wall in home office.
Colorful floral wallpaper in entry of newly renovated home.
Black and white kitchen mat in colorful kitchen and dining room.
Green pendant lamps over wooden dining table with colorful dining setting.
Pink backsplash in kitchen with blue cabinets.
Patio door open in kitchen to outdoor area.
Dark painted cabinets in kitchen with skylight.
Black and white tile in kitchen with dark painted cabinets.
Skylight in colorful kitchen with blue cabinets.
Washer under organized shelves in pantry area.
Looking down into colorful bathroom.
Striped pink and white wallpaper in colorful sitting room.
Patterned tile in newly renovated bathroom.
Gray and white patterned tiles in bathroom.
Twin beds in kids room with dinosaur motif wallpaper.
Colorful painted closet walls in bedroom.
Pink painted walls in colorful bedroom.
Clawfoot tubs in newly renovated bathroom with pink wall tiles and black and white floor tiles.
Green pedestal sink and toilet in bathroom with pink wall tiles.
Glass shower door in bathroom with pink subway wall tiles and black and white floor tiles.

ABOUT THIS TOUR

HOME TYPE: House

LOCATION: Liverpool, United Kingdom

STYLE: Colorful, Eclectic, Maximalist

BEDROOMS: 4

SQUARE FEET: 1345

All homes are unique — whether it’s a classic bungalow or a house built like a flower pot (yes, you read that right!). All spaces have quirks that make them special. The room shapes make interior designer Laura Hall’s end terrace house distinctive.

Green pendant lamps over wooden dining table with colorful dining setting.

“The house is a unique shape, not a traditional hexagon, though,” Laura explains. “It is an end house and has a strange layout. We have used this to maximize the space downstairs as much as possible.”

Laura shares the four-bedroom Liverpool house with her partner, Graham, and two kids, Ben and Rory. Throughout the eight-and-a-half years that they’ve lived there, they’ve found ways to make the most of their somewhat awkward room shapes. Namely, they’ve spent around £120,000 (just under $150,000) on renovations.

“We have completely remodeled the downstairs, creating two living spaces, an open-plan kitchen diner, utility room, and downstairs cloakroom,” Laura shares. “Upstairs, we have renovated the family bathroom and converted the loft into a bedroom and en suite.”

Twin beds in kids room with dinosaur motif wallpaper.

Even though the quirky shaped rooms made furnishing and decorating a bit of a design challenge, Laura admits she was up for it. And it’s fair to say that she won out. The brightly colored rooms and gorgeous secondhand furniture (peep the dining table found on eBay) add so much life and energy to their house.

Pink backsplash in kitchen with blue cabinets.

“It’s a busy family home, so we spend a lot of time at home with the kids, chilling out, watching TV, playing in the garden, doing homework, but we also both work from home so we’re home most of the time,” Laura adds. “My fave room is the green living room. This is known as ‘mummy’s room’ and it’s my haven from the chaos of the rest of the home.”

Resources

Colorful floral wallpaper in entry of newly renovated home.

ENTRY

  • Paint colors — “Florentine Dream,” “Spiced Latte,” and “Natural Evolution” from B&Q goodhome

  • Stair color — Farrow & Ball’s “Hague Blue”

Decorative pillows top velvet sofa.

GREEN LIVING ROOM

  • Wall paint color — Graham & Brown’s “So Swamped”

  • Next sofa — Facebook Marketplace

  • Iris Apfel rug — Ruggable

  • The Rebel Snuggler in Spice chair — Snug

Blue velvet sofa topped with decorative pillows in colorful wallpapered living room.

PINK LIVING ROOM

  • Wallpaper — “Land of Coco” from Photowall Sweden

  • The Big Chill sofa — Snug

  • Jonathan Adler rug — Ruggable

Black and white kitchen mat in colorful kitchen and dining room.

DINING ROOM

  • Wallpaper — Rabarber Borastapetr

  • Dining table — Habitat via eBay

  • Green lights over the table — Habitat

Dark painted cabinets in kitchen with skylight.

KITCHEN

  • Kitchen paint color — “Artisia” from B&Q

  • Inlaid LVT in dining room and kitchen — Harvey Maria, dovetail ink black

  • Wood effect LVT — Sienna Oak from Camaro Flooring

Colorful painted closet walls in bedroom.

BEDROOM

  • Bed — made.com

  • Bedding — Joules from beddeck 1951

  • Flooring — Harvey Maria

Patterned tile in newly renovated bathroom.

BATHROOM

  • Bathroom suite including toilet, sink, bath, and all taps, etc. — Burlington Bathrooms

  • Shower cubicle — Crosswater bathrooms

  • Floor and wall tiles — Easy Bathrooms

Thanks, Laura!

This tour’s responses and photos were edited for length/size and clarity.

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